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opposition

n. எதிரீடு, முற்றும் எதிரான நிலை, வேறுபாடு, முரண், எதிர்முரண், பகைமை, எதிர்ப்பு, பகைநிலை, எதிர்க்கட்சி, (அள) மறிநிலைத் தொடர்பு, ஒரே எழுவாயும் பயனிலையும் உடைய இரண்டு கூற்றுகிளடையே அளவிலோ இயல்பிலோ இரண்டிலுமோ உள்ள வேறுபாடு.


Synonyms


Op`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. oppositio. See Opposite.] 1. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance. The counterpoise of so great an opposition. Shak. Virtue which breaks through all opposition. Milton. 2. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else. Milton. 3. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy. Shak. 4. That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power. 5. (Astron.) Defn: The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180º; -- signified by the symbol as, . 6. (Logic) Defn: The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.


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